Can-washer.



P. H. CARROLL.

CAN WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2?. ISIS.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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PATRICK H. CARROLL, lor wiirrn CREEK, NRW YYoRx, assrenoR or ONE-Ham ToMARSHALL GARDNER, or wnrrn CREEK, NRW YORK.`

CAN-wasHER.

Specification ofy Letters Patent.

Patented net. se, raie.

Application led November 27, 1915. Serial 'No.v6v3,851,

Y To all @from t may concern:

Be it lrnown that l, PATRICK H. CARROLL,

a citizen of the United States, residing at `White Creek, in the countyof Washington 5 and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful improvements in Can* 1iWashers, of which the following is aspecification, reference being yhad to the accompanying drawings.

ments in can washers and it is an object of the invention to provide adevice of this general character havingV noveland improvedV meanswhereby he interiorof a can' may be l readily and effectively cleansed.Y

Furthermore' it is an obj ectof tion to Vprovide a device of thisgeneral character' wherein the brushes are `capable of movementrelatively to ther-supporting member, and whereby saidv brushes arecaused to move under the iniluence of thev The novel features of theinvention will be carefully defined in the vappended claims.

In order that my invention maybe the better understood, I will nowproceed Vto describe the saine with reference to theaccompanyingdrawings, Y. whereinv Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partlyin section of a washer constructed in v if@ accordance with anembodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view takensubstantiallyon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with the supporting steminelevation; and Fig. g3

is a sectional view taken substantiallyon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. I

As disclosedfin the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes asupporting `stemof prede- ..termined dimensions and cylindrical in form Y y and havingrotatably engaged with itslower D0' extremity the ferrule 2 from whichradiate the oppositely arranged'perforate earsv 3, in each of which ispivotally engaged the shank l of a brush B, said shank being `preferablyformed of wire of requisite gage. v The lower extremity of the stem 1 isprovided` lThis invention relates to certain improve- Y the inven-V withthe annular flange 5 to retain the ferrule 2 upon the stem. Looselymounted upon thev stem 1 isa second ferrule 6 also provided withtheoppositely disposed bifurcated ears 7 in the kerfs of which arepivotally engaged the upper extremities 'of the elongated members 8,preferably of wire, the opposite extremities of said members 8 beingoperatively engagcdwith the brushes B Vas indicated lat *9. It will beperceived that upon moving the fer-rule 6 ugwardl of the stem 1 thebrushes 'B will be adjusted into a folded position wherebyy the devicema" be readily inserted within the can to'be washed.

At a predetermined point adjacent the upper extremity .of thefstem 1 isloosely mount- 4edt-he sleeve 10, the downward movement of which islimited by the pin 11, disposed transversely through the stem 1 Vat apredetermined point thereon. The sleeve 10 adjacent its'upper endisprovided with the stub shaft 12 on which is rotatably mounted the gear14; provided with the operatingV member 15, herein disclosedV as aconven. tional crank. Y rlheA gear 14C meshes with the gear 15 looselymounted upon the sleeve 10, and maintained in mesh with the gear 14through the medium of they annular outstanding iiange Y16. posedtherethrough the rods 17 which extend. downwardly and are operativelyen-l gaged with the ears 7 of the ferrule- 6 and extending within thebifurcations of the ears 7, It will be observed that the pivots 18 serveas a medium to maintain both the rods 17 and the members V8 operativelyyengaged with said ears.

It will be perceivedrthat in order to ad-v just the brushes Bfintofolded position, the

handlerl may be'engaged to impart up-y wardmovement tothe sleeve'lO,whereupon the vferrule 6 willalso be moved upwardly and Yresult inanfupward movement being c imparted to vthe brushes B also. Y Y

From the Vforegoing description, it is` .thoughtto be obviousthat a canwasher con'- structed in accordance with my invention is of anY*extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and isparticularly Vwell adapted for use by reason of the convenience i andfacility with which it may be assembled, andit will also be obvious thatmy in vention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutmaterial departure from the principles and spirit thereof and rihe gearv15 has dises f l. can Washer comprising a stem, a fer f rule rotatablymounted on the stem adjacent an extremity thereof, brush memberspivotally engaged with the errule, a second frrule slidably mounted uponthe stem,

velongated members pivotally engaged With the second errule andoperatively engaged 'with the brush members, and meansimpartingjrotation to the last named ferrule.

2. A can Washer comprising a stem, a ferrule rotatably mounted on-tbestem adjacent an extremity tliereobrush members piarv` otally engagedwith the errule, a second ferrule slidably mounted upon the stem,elongated members pivotally engaged With 'be second errule andoperatively engaged with the brush members, a sleeve slidably mounted onthe stem, a member rotatably supported by the sleeve, rods connectingthe member and the .last named ferrule,` and means for impartingrotation to the member.

A can Washer comprising a stem, a ferrule rotatably .mounted on the stemadjacentsupported by the sleeve, rods Connecting-the .Y

member .and the last named tlferrule, a seeond member rotatablysupported by the sleeve and in mesh` with' the first named memberysaldsecond named memberbmng provided with means orrotating the same.:

Y In testimony Whereoie I hereuntov alllxmy A signature in the presenceof two Witnesses.- PATBICK H. CARROLL.' lllitrresses: l p

JULIUS F. BENNETT, FRANK A.y SIMs.

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